Pauillac 2017

We will be updating this page with full tasting notes on the 2017 vintage, written by our Master of Wine, Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW over the coming weeks. Prices will be included as wines are released so please keep re-visiting the site for the latest news. To request a wine, simply click on the wine name to send us an e-mail, or for an immediate response, please contact your salesman directly (details below) or call the office on 01353 721 999.

Please note that orders will be confirmed in writing in the form of our invoice.

Pricing: Prices are £ per case of 12 bottles, in bond London, unless otherwise specified. Please note that this includes shipping to the UK and landing in our warehouse but does not include Duty, VAT and onward delivery once the wine is shipped.

Wines offered may be subject to allocation and an offer does not constitute a guarantee of supply. Please let us know which wines you would like to purchase as soon as you can and we will come back to you if we are unable to fulfil your order.

Pauillac

Carruades de Château Lafite, Pauillac 2017 - sold out
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Deep red black to the rim, not opaque, with a nose of creamed black fruits, fresher on the nose than Duhart with supple black fruits on the palate but hard to find specific flavours at first; some new wood notes and richness with ripe, supple tannins before more flavours develop, savoury notes, black fruits and better layering to a really long finish.

Château Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
Deep purple black with a very tight nose of blackcurrant fruit, spice, some grilled wood and with good depth, leading to a smooth palate on entry, mid weight with good grilled notes, the black fruit perhaps lacks some definition but is appealing nonetheless. The tannins are very supple and the palate remains a touch too fluid right to the end but there is good length.

£

Château Croizet Bages, Pauillac 2017
Deep purple black with a nose of really fresh blackcurrant fruit and blackcurrant pastilles too, creamy and juicy, leading to a palate of cooler, more precise fruit than indicated on the nose, with marked tannins, mostly ripe but perhaps more extracted than other wines (but still a good result for Croizet Bages), some sweet notes too but a touch drying on the long finish.

£295

Echo de Lynch Bages, Pauillac 2017
74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and no new wood
Deepish red black to the rim, semi opaque, with a nose of creamed black fruits, very fresh and perfumed with some mineral too, leading to a full palate of soft, rounded black fruits, again creamed, with a distant grilled note, a real mouthful on first tasting although the weight slims out on the mid palate, fresh and vibrant with supple tannins behind, mid-length but satisfying all the same and the finish grows. Drink 2025-2036

£305

Château Grand Puy Lacoste, 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot matured in 75% new oak
Deep dense purple black, semi-opaque, with a nose of black fruits, quite tight and closed at this stage with some mineral notes, not creamed, but rich and ripe, leading to a much more supple palate than the nose implies, fresh and ripe with some grilled notes (although very restrained when considering that 75% new wood was used), violets, really toasty, grilled and savoury to a rich, long, layered finish. More interesting than many other wines, delicious and long on the palate and definitely worth a detour. Drink 2028-2038+

£648

Château Haut Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot; 60% new oak
Dense purple black to the rim, semi opaque, with a nose of perfumed black fruit, some spice but not oriental, with fresh black fruits and some distant creamed notes. On the palate austere and substantial black fruit flavours mask the new wood, with creamed and supple tannins behind, very fresh with noticeable acidity and a significantly bigger and bolder wine than previously, very stylish and intense. Mid-length and fresh on the finish. Drink 2025 – 2030+

£495

Lacoste Borie, Pauillac 2017
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
Vibrant red black, with a nose of creamy black fruits, sweet and soft, really inviting without being blowsy or fat, perfumed too, leading to a palate of ripe black fruits, creamy and supple, again very alluring, soft with lovely ripe tannins, acidity in check and good depth and body to a long finish of sweet black fruits, not hugely complex but truly delicious. Drink 2025-2032

£222

Château Lafite, 1er Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot
Deep dense red black right to the rim, semi opaque, with a nose of black Cabernet fruit, very restrained, tight and mineral, with intense black fruit on the palate, rich, layered with very cool fruit and still really restrained, tight and black. The tannins are hyper supple, although there are lots of them, really fresh acidity too and huge minty Cabernet fruit on the smooth and toasted finish. There is spice and cedar too on the end palate when really worked. Rich and long.

Château Pichon Baron, 2ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
Deep purple black with a lovely nose of savoury black fruit, grilled and mineral, some evolution already, very alluring, rich and with a floral note. Dense and flavoured on the palate, rich and intense with lovely balance; the marked acidity and very big tannins are totally masked by supple, rich fruit and lovely grilled black fruits on the end palate. Delicious and really long and evolving. Drink 2029 - 2040+

£1,176

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Dense purple black, right to the rim with massive black fruit on the nose, stony and mineral with a hint of cacao, really expressive but restrained too, leading to a massively tight palate of denser black fruits, the tannins more marked but ripe, smooth in the mid palate and rich and big, ripe and intense. Seriously structured, this is a big beast of a wine but with elegance and freshness behind. Grilled and rich to a really long, ripe blackcurrant fruited finish. Drink 2028-2040+

£560

6 per case

Château Pontet Canet, 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac 2017
Dense red black right to the rim with very intense plum and black damson fruit on the nose, inky, earthy and mineral with some Morello cherry, rich and spiced too but not fat or blowsy. On the palate, the rich, dense black fruits are really vibrant, mineral and intense, with massive yet supple tannins, savoury and almost meaty yet fresh and incredibly layered, sweet, floral and rich. Wow, what a wine! Drink 2028 - 2040

** Wines offered may be subject to allocation and an offer does not constitute a guarantee of supply. Please let us know which wines you would like to purchase as soon as you can and we will come back to you if we are unable to fulfil your order. Please call us on 01353 721 999 for availability of wines on allocation. The 2017 wines will be shipped in the Spring of 2020.

Larger formats or half bottles may be available for a supplement.
If you would like your wine bottled in a format other than 75cl please request this at the time of order and we will enquire if this is possible with the château. Our supplement for magnums in the 2017 vintage is £10 per case and for half bottles is £15 per case.

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Please note that orders will be confirmed in writing in the form of our invoice.